Scanning Positive Film - Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL Plus User Manual

B. Scanning Positive Film
1. Select the film you wish to scan.
Follow the procedures for positioning
transparent film to load the film to be
scanned.
2. Launch ScanWizard Pro either as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon,
or by using the File-Import or File-Acquire command from your image-editing
program (such as Adobe Photoshop).
3. Go to the Preview window and choose Positive / Positive Film from the Scan
Material menu.
4. Click the Overview button to perform a preliminary scan of your original.
5. Select the Scan Frame tool from the Toolbar in the Preview window, and choose
the area to be scanned by dragging a rectangle around it. You will see a flashing
frame (marquee) around the selected area.
6. Click the Prescan button to display a detailed image area selected via the
Scan Frame tool. A thumbnail of the image appears as well in the Scan Job
Queue window.
7. Specify your scanning requirements in the Settings window.
a) Select a desired image type.
b) Select a desired resolution.
c) Adjust the scan frame settings if necessary.
8. Adjust image quality if necessary, using the Advanced Image Correction (AIC) tools.
9. If the colors in your photo are faded and need restoring, check the "Automatic
Color Restoration" box in the Settings window.
10. Click the Scan (or "Batch") button in the Preview window or on the scanner unit
to start scanning.
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